Owai Surname

226,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Owai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Owai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,5671:113,0467,517
Papua New Guinea1431:57,0197,266
Iran511:1,505,54059,762
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Owai (896) may also be a first name.

Owai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Owai Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Owai (Oriya: ଓାଇ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Owai? popularity and diffusion

The surname Owai is the 226,129th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,057,654 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Owai live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 271,411th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 896 people.

The last name Owai is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,567 people, or 1 in 113,046. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Cross River, where 83 percent live, Lagos, where 4 percent live and Niger, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Howai89148/
Owaji89143/
Owayi8933/
Owait8926/
Ouwai898/
Owgai891/
Oiwai891/
Oewai891/
O'Wai891/
Owa868,315/
Owi861,194/
Gowayi8020/
Owauyi809/
Owaied808/
Oswaii807/
Howait804/
Howaih802/
Gowaia802/
Houwai802/
Owajie802/
Ouwaid801/
Owahij801/
Gowhai801/
O'Waid801/
Oowais801/
Oiwa7517,800/
Owie756,353/
Howa756,353/
Awai753,388/
Owei753,144/
Owah751,794/
Obai751,518/
Ovai75767/
Ouwa75618/
Owii75387/
Ewai75358/
Oway75332/
Owaa75279/
Uwai75234/
Owha75197/
Oywa75189/
Owoa75186/
Owoi75135/
Owui75107/
Howi7561/
Ohwi7530/
Owua7526/
Ohwa7525/
Owih7514/
Oewi7512/
Owiy758/
Owhi757/
Ojwa753/
Ojwi753/
Owaj752/
Owyi752/
Uowa752/
Owwa752/
Owau751/
Ouwi751/
Owea751/
Owiz751/
Oiwi751/
Owgi751/
Oywi751/
Owauied736/
Owaggiu733/
Owuahia731/
Goywayi731/
Ouwaiss731/
Howaiss731/
Howaith730/
Howie6716,832/
Obaji6711,696/
Awaji677,441/
Howay671,736/
Ovais671,408/
Ahwai671,402/
Hawai671,384/
Owiyo671,138/
Ewayi67859/
Owiye67848/
Oubai67305/
Oweya67232/
Owoya67228/
Huwai67227/
Awayi67176/
Ovaid67169/
Owaye67152/
Auwai67151/
Obaia67141/
Owayo67123/
Owuya67105/
Owoyi6799/
Oszwa6797/
Obhai6792/
Owiya6776/
Hojwa6776/
Uwaji6771/
Hohwa6770/
Owaya6766/
Aewai6757/
Owaja6756/
Houwa6746/
Hovai6745/
Ouwah6743/
Howah6735/
Owoja6734/
Gowui6734/
Awaii6732/
Owaje6731/
Oweyi6731/
Ovaia6729/
Howei6726/
Owaha6725/
Oweae6725/
Owaas6721/
Ochwi6721/
Govai6718/
Hobai6718/
Awaie6717/
Hoywa6717/
Uobai6716/
Ojwii6716/
Ewaji6715/
Hewai6714/
Osvai6713/
Owuja6712/
Owisz6712/
Ovaji6711/
Oowah6711/
Awwai6710/
Awaih6710/
Awaia6710/
Ohuwa679/
Uwayi679/
Obaio679/
Uwaia679/
Oweih678/
Houwi677/
Ewaia677/
Owaju677/
Uiwai677/
Awgai677/
Owawe676/
Hoiwa676/
Owuji676/
Ouwei676/
Awaio675/
Owatt675/
Howea675/
Oweja675/
Owije675/
Owuyi675/
Eewai675/
Obaie674/
Ouwua674/
Owuad674/
Owiji674/
Ouwae673/
Oweii673/
Ouway673/
Owijo673/
Owaat673/
Oiwah672/
Obaih672/
Howaa672/
Howua672/
Owija672/
Obaij672/
Owhie672/
Ojwae672/
Owieh672/
Oweji672/
Ewaii672/
Owa'a672/
Owaah672/
Oswii672/
Obaai672/
Oswei672/
Oweie672/
Owhad671/
Ovaiz671/
Owayz671/
Oweaz671/
Ohwat671/
Ojswa671/
Howid671/
Hochwait671/
Gowgi671/
Gowhi671/
Howwa671/
Gowua671/
Owuah671/
Owgah671/
Oswui671/
Gowaa671/
Owhgi671/
Ohwgi671/
Awaiu671/
Uwaie671/
Owaay671/
Howiy671/
Howiś671/
Howoa671/
Ouwga671/
Ouwoi671/
Ovayi671/
Owast671/
Owazz671/
Oywaa671/
Ojjwa671/
Ojwat671/
Ojwoi671/
O'Way671/
O'Wei671/
Ewaih671/
Owats671/
Owahy671/
Owash671/
Owoie671/
Owoji671/
Owyia671/
Owhis671/
Oiwas671/
Owhap671/
Oowei671/
Awaij671/
Howga670/
Owath670/

Owai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Owai in the Oriya language
ଓାଇoa'i-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Owai
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